Monday, November 28, 2016

As 80-20 stated last week, IF President-elect Donald Trump is as bad as some think he is:

xenophobic (fear of foreigners),anti-immigrant (much fewer green cards issued in the next 4 years), andprotectionist (very high tariff to limit imports from China & other parts of Asia),

then we may all need 80-20 more than ever before.

Click here to join 80-20 PAC. Your $35, $50 or $1,000 could be your best investment, when you need that insurance. Even 80-20 Is Buying Insurance

You, as an individual, buy insurance from 80-20. 80-20, as an organization, buys reinsurance to give all of us additional security.

80-20 buys reinsurance by coming up with politically effective ideas, and spending time, effort and energy to organize a loose Coalition so that the entire AsAm community will fight as one when needed.

For now we name the "reinsurance company" Asian American Unity Coalition, AAUC. 80-20 is NOT the leader of that coalition, although we pride ourselves for working hard to get it organized.

The First four Members of AAUC

Thus far, there are 4 members in AAUC. They are

(a)The National Federation of Indian Am. Associations, which is by far the largest Indian American civic organization. Click here to visit NFIA.

(b) Educators' Society for the Heritage of India. Click here to visit ESHI.

(d)80-20 Educational Foundation. EF has a $2 million + reserve. It has a sister organization in 80-20 PAC, which is by far the largest AsAm PAC with proven political effectiveness. Click here to visit 80-20 EF.

80-20 knows politics. We know that effective politics depends on not only leadership but also the number of people involved. The larger the number of people in AAUC, the more the leadership talent, the more the money, the more the votes, and finally the larger the GROUP political clout -- to protect ourselves.

YOU can help make AAUC bigger to help yourself

If YOU belong to national organizations like Asian Am. Journalist Association (AAJA), National Asian Pacific American Bar Assoc (NAPABA), OCA, JACL, AAJC or similar national organizations in the Korean-, Vietnamese-, or Filipino- American communities, please talk to their respective leaders. Tell them that AAUC is eager to join them. To see a copy of AAUC's Bylaws, click here.

Click here to join 80-20, which is buying reinsurance to add to your security.

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80-20 wants to reach out to all WeChat members. If you are willing to post 80-20 e-newsletters, already nicely translated, on your own WeChat site, please email me your name. When we have 100 + such great volunteers, we'll begin our "Operation Reach Out." Thanking you in anticipation, I am

Monday, November 14, 2016

xenophobic (fear of foreigners),anti-immigrant (much less green cards issued in the next 4 years), andprotectionist (very high tariff to limit imports from China and other parts of Asia),then we may all need 80-20 more than ever before. Let's see politics from Trump's perspective: He was elected by whites, while minorities largely opposed him. He won by a big margin in electoral votes. So to ensure his success for the next 4 years and his re-election, he doesn't need to court minorities, he only needs to consolidate his white base. That could mean tough times for us.

However, Donald Trump also said, "I will be president for all Americans." I would like to believe him. I also think we need to buy additional insurance. The best way to protect ourselves is self-empowerment.

80-20 is not just saying "buy additional insurance", we are doing it. 80-20 is actively organizing a loose coalition of all national organizations in all components of the AsAm community. It is called Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC). 80-20 is NOT the leader, but is proud to be a leading worker in forming the coalition.

So please consider joining those AsAm organizations which will fight for us. If you think 80-20 is the best, then click here to join 80-20. Your$35 or $50 will go a long way to build a stronger 80-20 and most important of all - a stronger us.

Many asked 80-20 this question:

Q: Why did you show that HC would have won Michigan, if 80-20 would have endorsed her fully? Is 80-20 glorifying itself?

A: NO! In America, a minority must show the ability to CHANGE the outcome of an important election, in order to get attention from both major parties. So 80-20 seized the opportunity of the past election to show that AsAms could have flipped Michigan. By making this latent ability well-known, we EMPOWER ourselves.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Sec. Clinton was not willing to spend 10 minutes visiting with 80-20's Endorsement Convention (EC) to request our support. As a result, 80-20 endorsed her with reservation. Why? To punish her.

Consequence? In 2004 when 80-20 endorsed Senator John Kerry with reservation, the winning margin shrank to +9, and the candidate lost. This time the margin shrank from + 47 to +36, and HC lost. See the table below.

(All data provided by the New York Times.)

80-20 was born in 1998. It was created to counter unfair treatment of Asian Ams. by both political parties and the national media during the "Asian Gate."

2000 (endorsed by 80-20)

Gore

54%

Bush, Jr.

41%

+ 13 points

2004 (endorsed with reservation)

J. Kerry

53%

Bush, Jr.

44%

+ 9 points

2008 (endorsed by 80-20)

Obama

68%

McCain

31%

+ 37 points

2012 (endorsed by

80-20 )

Obama

73%

Romney

26%

+ 47 points

2016 (endorsed with reservation)

Hillary Clinton

65%

Donald Trump

29%

+ 36 points

HC would be President had she received 80-20's full endorsement. Read the proof below.

80-20 took a large poll in August, 2016 which many of you participated in. From that poll, we were certain we could deliver an AsAm bloc vote of 80% to 20% for HC, if she would have attended our EC and asked for our support. But she didn't want to come. So we punished her by delaying our EC for about 2.5 months & even then only endorsed her with reservation.

A Concrete Example of How the AsAm community could have flipped the outcome in Michigan and helped HC become the next President

Those AsAms voters voted 65 to 29 in favor of HC. The winning margin provided by AsAm voters was [(65 - 29)% x 86,030] = 30,971 votes. However, if they would have voted 80% to 20%, the winning margin would have been [(80 - 20)% x 86,030) =51,618 votes.

The difference would be (51,618 - 30,971) = 20,647 more votes for HC. This would also have given Trump 20,647 less votes. (Think to understand this step please.).

As a result,

Trump: (2,275,770 - 20,647) = 2,255,123 (47.16%)

Clinton: (2,261,153 + 20,647) = 2,281,800 (47.76%)

That is, HC would have won MI's 16 electoral vote has 80-20 endorsed HC fully and started campaigning for her in August.

Similarly, the election result of Wisconsin, having 2.7% AsAms in its population and with 10 electoral votes; Pennsylvania, having 3.2% AsAms in its population and with 20 electoral votes could have been flipped by 80-20's bloc vote. Altogether, 80-20 could flip (16+10+20) = 46 electoral votes.

Support President-elect Trump Now. Let's Hope that He'll Help us Win EQUAL Citizenship.

The election is over. For the good of the U.S., we wish Pres. Trump good luck. We hope that he'll appoint Supreme Court Justices who will stop the the elite colleges from discriminating against AsAm college applicants.

4 years will pass quickly. Indeed, in two years, both major political parties will begin preparing for the 2020 presidential election. When 80-20 can show with mathematics how its endorsement could have changed the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. We will have clout.

Finally, 80-20 would like to humbly appeal to those AsAms who supported presidential candidates in 2016, without asking them to help back. Next time, do ask for the sake of yourself and your children! We've not won EQUAL opportunity yet.

Monday, November 07, 2016

80-20 is keenly aware that its political effectiveness, represented by its e-newsletter of Nov. 5, entitled "How Hillary Reacted to 80-20's "endorsement with reservation"' was due entirely to the great support from all of you. 80-20 dealt with Sec. Clinton judiciously. She had made some promises to help AsAm achieve equal citizenship, but it was NOT enough. As a result, we were only willing to endorse her WITH RESERVATION. 80-20 President, S. B. Woo, clearly stated that Hillary needed to do more for AsAms in 80-20's Oct. 29 press release.

You know what? 3 days later, Hillary responded by doing more for AsAms.

Note that she said "I will." Additionally, near the end of the article, she made one more explicit promise -- she'll authorize the "White House Initiative on AAPI", when elected.

80-20 has always said, "Each presidential election is a golden opportunity" for a small minority to advance its goal of EQUAL CITIZENSHIP. Today, one day before we vote, 80-20 is very proud to announce that it has achieved that goal.

Many Are Aware of 80-20's Great Service in 2016

(1) From: Gail Liu

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Great vision and great call! Gail(2) From: Achamma Chandersekaran

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Congratulations! You made it happen! Hope you can deliver the votes. Achamma Chandersekaran

NOTE added by S. B. Woo: 80-20 has NOT promised to deliver votes in 2016.

(3) From: iweichen

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

I like to send in the pledged donation soon. I-Wei

NOTE added by S. B. Woo: The above is a wonderful way to thank us. :-) :-)

(4) From: David Fan

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Yes SB! Just saw this! Great news! Thanks for all the hard work and for spreading the news! Best regards, David(5) From: Mike Ong

Subject: RE: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

You play the hand well!

(6) From: Gong Chen

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Congratulations to your achievement! Thank you very much for what you have done to promote the voice of Asian Americans! Thank you. Gong, Professor and Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences

(7) From: Stella Yu

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Bravo! SB! Thank you so much for your wisdom and dedication. Stella Yu

(8) From: ERIC LIU

Subject: Re: Enjoyed all your speeches on Ted Talk

Thank you, SB. I'm grateful for all you've done for our country and for Asian Americans. The more we can build Asian American power, the better. Eric

(9) From: Alison Yang

Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

Thank you for your leadership and persistence on our behalf all these years! Appreciate your efforts especially during this campaign season! Take care! With gratitude, Alison and Walter Yang, Naples, Florida

Be sure to VOTE tomorrow. Thank you.

S. B. Woo

President and a volunteer for the past 18 years80-20 Initiative, Inc.http://www.80-20initiative.com/index.php

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Our Reward & Punish strategy is working in the 2016 Presidential Election

On Oct. 29 (Sat), 80-20 endorsed Sec. Clinton with reservation. 80-20's press release quoted its President, S. B. Woo, saying, "We don't like that Sec.Clinton doesn't think we are important enough to her campaign for her to talk to us. She needs to reevaluate her priorities. We will not accept benign neglect."

Her positive response to 80-20's "endorsement with reservation" is her STRENGTH, not weakness. That is what is required of a political leader in a democracy. The Board is more confident now that we can have a successful working relationship with Sec. Clinton, if she is elected our president.

Q&A for Doubters of 80-20's Effectiveness

Q1: Could it just be a coincidence?

A:It could, if the above were the only example. Let me give you 2 more similar examples involving 80-20 and presidential candidates.

(1) On May 7, 2016, just before the CA Democratic primary, 80-20 publicly announcedthat it would endorse Sen. Sanders, unless Hillary would replysatisfactorily to 80-20's questionnaire. 2 days later, she replied. (Click here & here)

(2) During the 2008 CA Democratic primary, Hillary had answered 80-20's questionnaire with 6 yeses. Obama had not. So we endorsed Hillary and bought ethnic media ads in CA to help Hillary win the primary. Additionally, 80-20 PAC sent out many e-newsletters, including 2 entitled "Call to Action - Defeat Obama". 5 days before the CA primary, Obama answered 80-20's questionnaire with 6 yeses (click hereand here)!

Pres. Obama's 6 yeses to 80-20 led to the appointment of 3 cabinet secretaries, 1 deputy secretary, many other sub-cabinet officials; the tripling of AsAm federal judges including 4 Appeals Court judges, and a 80% or more increase in the number AsAm SES (Senior Executive Service) appointees.

Could all 3 cases be coincidental? Could it be that 80-20 has a unique understanding of politics in the U.S.?

Q2:I now believe they are NOT coincidental. But these occurrences are so contradictory to my intuition of how politicians would react to 80-20. Will you help me understand the political logic in the U.S. please?

A: Here is the key: do not apply the political logic of Asia to the U.S.! The power of politicians in some Asian countries doesn't depend on elections. So they don't hesitate to use their power to punish citizens who oppose or displease them.

In the U.S., if a Congressman gets elected for the first time and carries grudges against those who opposed him but who could be persuaded to help him, then in his re-election campaign, he'll not only still have his usual oppositions but also dedicated enemies whom he had punished earlier. If he punishes more people, he will simple have even more dedicated enemies in future elections. Result? He has placed himself in a bad situation, which a smart politician could have avoided.

So the political logic in the U.S. is always to try to make friends with people who have opposed him in the past, but who may be persuadable to change sides.

Q3: Will the "White House Initiative on AAPI" do a lot of good for AsAms?

A: It all depends on who will be appointed to lead the Initiative, and how large its budget will be. When Chris Lu, the current Labor Dep. Secretary, was co-chairing it briefly, it was an good instrument to help AAPI's win equal opportunity.

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